Sebastian Vettel has admitted that Red Bull were lucky to secure their double podium at Singapore, with their tires being right on the edge of grip at the end of the race, due to the timing of the safety car.
Vettel enjoyed his best drive of the season to finish second behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
The quadruple world champion had to cancel interviews after the race due to stomach cramps and nausea, with beliefs that he is also severely dehydrated.
On the podium, he said: “I had a good start, got past Daniel, then had a decent race, but the Safety Car came at the worst point for us with tyres borderline,” Vettel said.
“Tried to stay out on the last set of tyres to make it work. There was pressure from Daniel but we made it.”
He added: “It’s a tough one, it’s two hours. Again we went the full length of two hours.
“It is quite hot, the cars are sliding a lot so we have to focus quite hard.
“It’s definitely a race that we enjoy as drivers so standing up here with the champagne is quite nice.”
